Olly Townsend

Helps steer the good ship Gravel Union. He can normally be found riding inappropriately challenging trails on a drop bar bike or propping up a coffee shop bar somewhere.

Recent Articles

27 November 2024
Armchair Adventure – Back to the future in Sakai
18 November 2024
Armchair Adventure - Searching for Japanese Rindo with the Gravel Hunter
21 October 2024
Armchair Adventure – Sardinia – Variety is the spice of life
16 October 2024
Armchair Adventure - Sri Lanka - the land of superlatives
30 September 2024
Armchair Adventure – The Saturday 6am club
18 September 2024
"It is too much hot!" Summer gravelling in Sri Lanka.
19 August 2024
Armchair Adventure - #Gobigorgohome
05 August 2024
The gear – HighBar helmet system
24 July 2024
The Gear – Fitting gravel tyre liners – a 'How not to do it' story
01 May 2024
Gravel Inspiration – E's are good
16 April 2024
Gravel Inspiration – Grizl:OFF
29 March 2024
The Gear – An ode to packaging
12 March 2024
Gravel Inspiration – Riding The Land Between
06 February 2024
Armchair Adventure – Route YC
06 December 2023
Gravel Inspiration - #Pimpmyride
22 November 2023
Gravel Inspiration – Taking on the weather gods and winning
05 September 2023
Gravel Inspiration - #underbiking
21 August 2023
The Gear – Using a smart trainer for gravel riders.
14 August 2023
Armchair Adventure - #Grannygravelling
11 July 2023
Travel Gravel – 50:50 – the right tool for the job in the Italian Dolomites.
13 June 2023
Gravel Inspiration – Riding the Rebound gravel express.
09 June 2023
Gravel Inspiration - Super-heated gravel riding in the mountains of Sri Lanka
28 April 2023
Armchair Adventure – Welcome to my office
16 February 2023
Gravel inspiration – Putting the magic into Yorkshire gravel riding
07 November 2022
Ride Report – Mud, soup and donuts
21 September 2022
Armchair Adventure - Gravelling across borders at The Ride Gravel 2022
16 September 2022
Gravel Inspiration - Visiting cycling nirvana
17 August 2022
Armchair Adventure – Big day out